Places J848 Wants to Go

Carved through granite boulder fields and primeval forests, this roaring river valley once served as the secret naval training ground for the legendary Tay Son insurgency.

Built upon the ancestral homeland of Vietnam's most legendary peasant uprising, this dynamic museum preserves centuries-old relics and thunderous battle arts tied to Emperor Quang Trung.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

It is believed that this Buddhist temple stands right on the gateway to the underworld.

This reconstructed castle was once the base of the “Devil King” who almost united the feudal warring states.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

From mid-September to early November, dreamy fields of pink muhly grass spring up all over South Korea.

Low tide reveals an ocean bridge to an island full of art.

This grand temple complex from the Old Silla era of Korea is home to a stone pagoda that was build in the 7th century.

This 317-ton walkable art installation is an homage to Korea's "City of Steel."

To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.

Various forms of phallic art decorate this hill in commemoration of legendary local tragedy.

This former coal mine has been turned into a sprawling modern art complex.

Though it is hundreds of years old, the intricate details on this 23-foot rock carving of Buddha have been preserved.

A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.

Known as the birthplace of Korean Buddhism, this temple features an ancient, five-story stone pagoda.

120 mortarless pagodas built by one Korean hermit.

An all-female order shares an ancient culinary art with visitors at their mountaintop monastery.

The largest cluster of the Joseon dynasty’s royal tombs, home to the burial sites of 17 kings and queens.

Only a few pieces remain of a grand 16th-century water clock that once announced the changing hours with the sound of bells, gongs, and drums.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.